White war, black soldiers: two African accounts of World War I
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Beteiligte Personen: Diallo, Bakary 1892-1978 (VerfasserIn), Senghor, Lamine 1889-1927 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere beteiligte Personen: Erber, Nancy 1951- (ÜbersetzerIn), Peniston, William (ÜbersetzerIn), Robb, George (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Indianapolis ; Cambridge Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. [2021]
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Abstract:"White War, Black Soldiers explores Africa's role in World War I by pairing two works by African authors, translated in English for the first time. Strength and Goodness (Force-Bonté) by Bakary Diallo is the only memoir of World War I ever written or published by an African. It remains a pioneering work of African literature as well as a unique and invaluable historical document about colonialism and Africa's role in the Great War. Lamine Senghor's The Rape of a Country (La Violation d'un pays) is another pioneering French work by a Senegalese veteran of World War I, but one that offers a stark contrast to Strength and Goodness. Both are made available for the first time in English in this edition, complete with a glossary of terms and a general historical introduction. The centennial of World War I is an ideal moment to present Strength and Goodness and The Rape of a Country to a wider, English-reading public. Until recently, Africa's role in the war has been neglected by historians and largely forgotten by the general public. Euro-centric versions of the war still predominate in popular culture, Many historians, however, now insist that African participation in the 1914-18 War is a large part of what made that conflict a world war."
Umfang:vii, 189 Seiten Illustrationen, Porträts, Karte
ISBN:9781624669514
9781624669521